A funeral rite performed by summoners to ensure that the souls of the deceased have moved on peacefully to the Farplane, so they do not linger and become fiends.
[a pause]
But I suppose... that answer makes just as little sense, doesn't it? [A soft smile, even at a time like this.] The Farplane is the rightful resting place of those who have passed on, in Spira. Those souls who are not Sent and do not find their way there on their own inevitably turn into fiends -- monstrous creatures who attack the living. Those who remain in the world... are afraid, and angry, and, in their isolation, these feelings can only develop into envy and hatred. It is this hostility that leads the lingering dead to come together to coalesce into new forms -- to give new life to their unrest.
[... another pause.] Of course... It's possible that my concern here is unfounded. Perhaps this is a world that is not plagued by fiends. [Just as it has never known the wrath of Sin.] But... I would rather be safe, than sorry. [His smile fades.] And... I admit, although I am well-practiced in the art of Sending, there are... complications, that come with my doing so.
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A funeral rite performed by summoners to ensure that the souls of the deceased have moved on peacefully to the Farplane, so they do not linger and become fiends.
[a pause]
But I suppose... that answer makes just as little sense, doesn't it? [A soft smile, even at a time like this.] The Farplane is the rightful resting place of those who have passed on, in Spira. Those souls who are not Sent and do not find their way there on their own inevitably turn into fiends -- monstrous creatures who attack the living. Those who remain in the world... are afraid, and angry, and, in their isolation, these feelings can only develop into envy and hatred. It is this hostility that leads the lingering dead to come together to coalesce into new forms -- to give new life to their unrest.
[... another pause.] Of course... It's possible that my concern here is unfounded. Perhaps this is a world that is not plagued by fiends. [Just as it has never known the wrath of Sin.] But... I would rather be safe, than sorry. [His smile fades.] And... I admit, although I am well-practiced in the art of Sending, there are... complications, that come with my doing so.